Nomination of Joseph Trippe Nall To Be a Member of the National Transportation Safety Board

The President today announced his intention to nominate Joseph Trippe Nall to be a member of the National Transportation Safety Board for the remainder of the term expiring December 31, 1987. He would succeed Vernon L. Crose.

Mr. Nail is in the private practice of law in Smithfield, NC. Previously he was with the firm of Mast, Tew, Nail & Lucas in Smithfield. He was president of the Johnston County Bar Association and the Eleventh Judicial District Bar Association in 1984-1985. He served as chairman and director of the Johnston County Board of Social Service in 1976-1982.

He graduated from Furman University (B.A., 1964), Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary (master of divinity, 1964), and Wake Forest Law School (J.D., 1973). He is married, has two children, and resides in Smithfield, NC. He was born May 16, 1942, in Atlanta, GA.